US history a timeline By jacob-odell Oct 12, 1492 The discovery of America by Columbus Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Jan 1, 1903 US history timeline Jan 1, 1607 The settlement of Jamestown Jan 1, 1754 The beginning of the French and Indian War Jan 1, 1763 The end of the French and Indian War Jan 1, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Jan 1, 1775 The battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 1, 1781 The battle of Yorktown Sep 1, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The invention of the cottim gin Sep 1, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Act Sep 1, 1803 The louisiana purchase Sep 1, 1812 The war of 1812 Sep 1, 1820 The Missouri compromise Sep 1, 1828 Andrew Jackson's election Sep 1, 1830 The invention of the telegraph Sep 1, 1835 The Trail of Tears Sep 1, 1837 The panic of 1837 Sep 1, 1846 The beginning of the Mexican-American war Sep 1, 1848 The end of the Mexican-American War Sep 1, 1850 The compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclomation Apr 9, 1865 The surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assasination Dec 6, 1865 The 13th Amenment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Jackson's impeachment Jul 9, 1868 The 14th Amendment Feb 3, 1870 The 15th Amendment Sep 1, 1870 The organization of Standard Oil Trust Sep 1, 1876 the invention of the telephone Sep 1, 1880 The invention of the electric light Sep 1, 1892 The Pullman's Strike Sep 1, 1894 The Homestead's Stirke Sep 1, 1895 The beginning of the Spanish-American War Sep 1, 1898 The end of the Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theordore Roosevelt becomes president Sep 1, 1903 the invention of the airplane